Kitchen fitters in Epping

Epping kitchens are bigger, and that changes the job

CM16 kitchens are on average larger than the ones we fit in Harlow or Ware, and most involve an island, a rear extension or both. That means more services in the floor, a longer worktop template and usually a full-height larder run. Twelve to twenty working days is realistic; anyone promising a big Epping kitchen in a week is planning to leave the snagging with you.

Islands, and why the services decide the design

An island with a sink or hob needs waste with proper fall, water, power and often extraction, all buried in or under the floor. On a solid slab that means channelling and re-screeding before anything else happens. We survey the floor build-up first and tell you honestly whether the island you have drawn is sensible or whether a peninsula gives the same effect for £2,000 less.

Conservation area and Theydon Bois properties

Parts of Epping and much of Theydon Bois sit in conservation areas, and there is a good deal of older, larger housing stock with solid walls and lath ceilings. Extraction to outside needs the terminal placed carefully, and chasing for new circuits has to respect what is behind the plaster. We work it out at survey rather than improvising.

Stone worktops and appliances

Most Epping jobs specify quartz or porcelain. Template happens after cabinets are set and level; the slab returns in five to ten days machined for the sink, hob and any drainer grooves. Wine coolers, boiling taps and American fridges all need their own provisions — a boiling tap wants a socket and space under the sink that a standard waste kit will fight you for, so it goes on the first-fix drawing.

One team, and a fixed price that holds

Plumbing, electrics, carpentry, tiling, plastering and decorating are our own people. Gabriel prices every Epping job after seeing the room, floor build-up and consumer unit, which is why the fixed quote stands and why extras only appear if something genuinely hidden turns up and you agree to it in writing.

Large family houses off Bury Lane and Lindsey Street

Generous kitchens, usually already extended once, where the work is about upgrading cabinetry, adding an island and getting the lighting and extraction right rather than gaining space. Expect £12,500 to £18,000 with quartz.

Theydon Bois and the conservation stock

Older, solid-walled property where chasing and ducting need care and the extractor terminal placement matters to the planners as well as to you. We plan routes at survey and keep new chases to a minimum.

New extensions in Coopersale and Thornwood

Kitchens going into a freshly built rear extension. Getting the fitter involved before the slab is poured saves the most money of anything on this page — island services, socket positions and duct routes cost almost nothing at that stage and thousands afterwards.

How much does a kitchen cost in Epping?

Fitting only, with your own units, from £5,200. A full kitchen with new units, laminate worktops, tiling and electrics is £8,200 to £11,000. An island kitchen with templated quartz is £12,500 to £18,000. Units and appliances are listed separately.

Can I have a sink or hob in the island?

Usually yes, but the floor decides the cost. On a suspended timber floor it is straightforward. On a solid slab the waste run has to be channelled and re-screeded, which adds £1,400 to £2,800. We survey the build-up before quoting.

Do you fit kitchens in new extensions?

Yes, and we build extensions too. If you bring us in before the slab is poured we set the island services, sockets and duct routes into the build, which removes the most expensive class of retrofit there is.

How long does an Epping kitchen take?

Twelve to twenty working days depending on size, island services and whether stone is templated. You get the day-by-day programme before the start date.

Do you fit boiling taps, wine coolers and American fridges?

Regularly. Each has its own service requirement — a boiling tap needs a socket and tank space, an American fridge needs a plumbed supply and a specific recess width. They go on the first-fix drawing, not the snagging list.

Are you insured, and what guarantee do I get?

£5m public liability, Part P certified electrics, Gas Safe engineer for gas connections, and a two-year workmanship guarantee.